Necktie-fastener



(No Model.)

W. H. KRAUSE.

NEOKTIE FASTENER.

No. 403,761. Patented May 21 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

\VILLIAH IiI. KRAIISE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECKTlE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,761, dated May 21, 1889.

Application filed February 11, 1889. Serial No. 299,540. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. KRAUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Holding the Neckbands of Scarfs to Collars,-which are fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the eX- terior side of my improved device for holding the neckbands of scarfs to collars. Fig. 2 shows an end view of the same as seen from the front edge. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of my said device as seen from the inside of the collar. Fig. at shows a fragment of a collar and neckband of a scarf united together with one of my devices. The neckband is shown lying directly against the collar and between the arms of my holder. Fig. 5 shows a cross-section of a collar and neckband taken in front of my said device, which said device is attached'to the collar alone, and the neckband lies upon the outer side of the outer arm of my said device.

Like letters of reference denote like parts.

The object of my invention is to produce a clamp or coupling device by means of which the neckbands of scarfs may be held in their.

proper place on a collar of any description, and to attain said ends I construct my improved device for holding the neckbands of scarfs to collars substantially as follows, viz:

I select sh eet-brass of suitable thickness and elasticity and cut and bend itinto structures such as are clearly indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, in which a is the central arm, which is the highest by about a quarter of an inch. Said arm expands from about the center of its vertical height down to the base of the arm, where it is as wide as the united base of the arms I) I). Said armsbl) are of about equal height, and theirouter edges are parallel with each other, while their inner edges slope toward each other toward the base, near which they are united by a curve, so as to give strength to the base and elasticity to the arms a and b. At the upper end of the arm a is a short spur, c, which projects outward from the arm and outward from the outer side of the collar, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The function of said spur c is to hold the neckband from slipping up in straight collars. The holder in this case is put on the collar in its proper place, and then the neckband is placed on the collar under the spur, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

hen turn-down collars are worn, the difliculty is to keep the neckband from slipping down below the base of the collar, and also to get and keep the neckband in place when the collar is put on. In the latter case the neckband e and collar (Z are held together by the arms of my device, which are slipped over the outside of both the collar and neckband, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. A collar and neckband thus fastened together may be put on without any difficulty, and will remain in place all day. The upper ends of the short arms 1) are slightly curved outward, and thereby form a convenient notch in which the collar and neckband may be readily caught and slipped into place. The three prongs of the said device give much greater friction than would be obtained from only two arms placed opposite each other, as they tend to bind the collar once between each long and short arm, and thereby hold against slipping lengthwise on the collar, and by reason of such form and binding of the collar greater friction hold is obtained, which prevents the clamp from slipping off from the collar.

That I claim is A necktie-fastener, as herein described, consistin g of a single piece of sheet metal doubled upon itself and cut away so as to form three spring-arms, of which the center one is the longest and forms one side of the device, and is of about one-third of the width of and has a base as wide as the entire device, and is provided at its top with a hook, c, and of which the lateral arms are on the opposite side of said central arm, are of about the width of said central arm and lower than it, have Vertical edges, and a slot between them extending to near the lower edge of the device, substantially as specified.

KM. I'I. KRAUSE.

Vi tnesses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, T. VOGEL. 

